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ELA
Module #2 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define neurological development | -it is the way the brain and nervous system grow and get more mature |
| Define neurons | -they are specialized cells in the brain |
| Define electrochemical impulse | -it is a signal that is both electric and chemical |
| Define neurotransmitters | -they are chemical messengers that help to carry the signal in the brain |
| Define prefrontal cortex | -it is a region of the brain that is important for sizing up risk and thinking ahead |
| Define limbic system | -it is a brain system that plays a central role in emotional response |
| Define neurologist | -it is someone who studies the brain |
| Define pediatric neurologist | - a doctor who studies the nervous system of children |
| Define neuroscientists | -someone who studies the brain |
| Define frontal lobes | -a region of the brain behind the forehead |
| Define myelin or "white matter" | -a material that coats the outside of nerve cells |
| Define neural insulation | -another way of saying myelin |
| Define brain chemistry | -the chemicals in the brain |
| Define cognitive deficits | -lacking the ability to think or understand |
| Define cognitive baseline | -having the standard ability to think or understand |
| Define neural impulse | -an electric and chemical signal that gets passed between neurons |
| Define axons | -thread-like fibers in neurons that take the electrochemical impulse away from the cell body |
| Define dendrites | -branch-like fibers in neurons that bring information into the neurons |
| Define synapse | -a small space between axons and dendrites where neurons exchange information |
| Define myelination | -the process in which axons become wrapped in a fatty myelin sheath |
| Define synaptic pruning | -cutting back on the number of synapses |
| Define brain pathways | -bundles of elongated, myelin-insulated neurons that collectively connect different regions of the brain |
| Define reckless | -risky or dangerous |
| Define localization | -one specific part controls aspects of brain activity |
| Define regenerate | -to grow back |
| Define solidifies | -to make solid -to make come together |
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